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A pagos.................................................... Payments, buy on time

Abogado, licenciado......................................................... Lawyer

Acciones................................................................................ Stocks

Accionista............................................ Stockholder, shareholder

Activo...................................................................................... Asset

Agrimensor...................................................................... Surveyor

Al contado......................................................................... For cash

Anualidad......................................................................... Annuity

Año fiscal....................................................................... Fiscal year

Anticipo, prima, depósito.................................. Down payment

Arrendamiento..................................................................... Lease

Autenticar......................................................................... Notarize

Avalúo............................................................................ Appraisal

Certificado de depósito.......................................................... .CD.

Cheque.................................................................................. Check

Cláusula............................................................................... Clause

Comprador............................................................................ Buyer

Contrato............................................................................ Contract

Corredor..................................... Stockbroker, real estate broker

Costo......................................................................................... Cost

Cuenta....................................................................... Bank account

Cuenta corriente.............................................. Checking account

Déficit................................................................. In the red, deficit

Depreciación............................................................. Depreciation

Deuda....................................................................................... Debt

Divisas.................................. Foreign exchange (hard currency)

El Justo Valor del Mercado............................ Fair market value

Embargar, enganchar.............................................. Attach assets

En efectivo................................................................... Pay in cash

Escritura.................................................................................. Deed

Estado de cuenta.............................. Bank statement, statement

Facilidades de pago............................................... Payment plan

Fideicomiso............................................................................ Trust

Fidecomisario..................................................................... Trustee

Financiamiento.............................................................. Financing

Gastos................................................................... Costs, expenses

Giro............................................................................ Money order

Hipoteca.......................................................................... Mortgage

Impuestos.............................................................................. Taxes

Intereses.............................................................................. Interest

Impuestos prediales.............................................. Property taxes

Inversiones................................................................. Investments

Justo valor del mercado.................................. Fair market value

Lote............................................................................................. Lot

Montar, poner un negocio................................. Start a business

Negocios........................................................................... Business

Notario................................................................................. Notary

Pagaré.................................................................. Promissory note

Parcela...................................................................... Parcel of land

Plazo............................................................. Term, period of time

Precio....................................................................................... Price

Préstamo............................................................. Loan

Principal....................................................... Principal

Propiedad..................................................... Property

Registro..................................... Record of ownership

Renta................................................................ Income

RentabilidadAA...................................... Profitability

Saldo......................................... Balance of an account

Seguros........................................................ Insurance

Socio................................................................ Partner

Sociedad.................................................. Corporation

Subcontratar........................ To subcontract, farm out

Superávit................... In the black, surplus of capital

Tasa de interés......................................... Interest rate

Testaferro... .Person who lends a name to a business

Terreno.............................................................. .Land

Traspaso........................................................ Transfer

Timbres fiscales........................................ Tax stamps

Valor.................................................................. Value

Vendedor........................................................... Seller

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